RECOR vs macalo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
RECOR
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macalo
Log your meals with AI-powered calorie and macro estimation. Earn energy from your logged calories to craft and collect virtual sweets. Visualize your daily nutrition and track progress with widgets.
- AI-powered calorie and macro estimation from meal photos
- Calorie energy for virtual sweet crafting
- Sweets collection with limited editions
- Daily nutrition visualization on calendar
- Home screen widget for progress tracking
- Barcode scanning for food logging
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Log your meals and their calories become energy to craft sweets. macalo is a calorie tracking app that turns "eating" into "creating." ā Just snap a photo ā AI estimates your calories Simply take a photo of your meal and AI automatically estimates calories and macros (protein, fat, carbs). Text input and barcode scanning are also supported. ā Your calories power the sweet-making process The calories you log become energy that drives the sweet-crafting process. With each step completed, your sweet gets closer to being finished. ā Sweets Collection Completed sweets are added to your collection. Collect all kinds of sweets! Limited-edition sweets may appear from time to time. ā Visualize your daily nutrition Review your daily calorie intake on the calendar. Check your macro balance at a glance. ā Widget support Track your sweet-crafting progress anytime with a home screen widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RECOR at none against macalo's 5. RECOR also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). macalo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. macalo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RECOR asks for nothing beyond the download.
RECOR ships an update every 2 months, macalo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RECOR | macalo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Monetization | ā | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KYOTO JISHI JISATSU SODAN CENTER, N.P.O. | Raizo Kawaguchi |
In-app purchases
RECOR
No in-app purchases
macalo
- macalo Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- macalo Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$54.991 Year
- 1 Sugar Gem$0.99
- 5 Sugar Gems$2.99
- 10 Sugar Gems$5.99
